13 April 2012More than two hundred business meetings took place at the exhibition "Automechanika St.Petersburg" on the first day

The first day of the exhibition "Automechanika St. Petersburg" 2012 has finished. "Business Contacts Exchange" and activities of the business program were the most successful. "Automechanika St. Petersburg" is the first time in the format 2b2: now it is focused primarily on the professional community.

153 meetings were held on the first day of the exhibition thanks to the "Business Contacts Exchange" – an effective system of prior appointments of the exhibitors and visitors. About 50 negotiations were held at the stands of the exposure.

Within the business program five major events took place. In particular, more than 170 professionals attended the plenary session, during which were made the following reports: "The role of the automobile cluster of St. Petersburg in the city's economy," "The development of inspection in the Russian Federation", "Prospects for the implementation of management systems certification for compliance with the ISO / TS 16949:2009" and others.

70 experts were at the conference "Development of cooperation between Polish and Russian companies in the field of auto mechanics." In his welcoming speech to the conference participants Head of department of Trade and Investment Promotion of the Consulate General of Poland Mr. Khenrykh Bushta has hoped that the conference will be the launching pad for joint projects between Russian and Polish companies.

More than 60 persons became the guests for reports presented at the round table "Alternative fuels for modern vehicles." Among them: "The strategy of implementation of the development of safe and environmentally friendly vehicles KAMAZ", "Gas fuel systems DVM and presentation of the first Russian professional training and practical guide for professional road transport with natural gas fuel systems for internal combustion engines," "Overview of the British electric market" and others.

More than 40 specialists went to field seminar, "The introduction of modern information technology for management of urban passenger transport and the organization of collecting fares," which was organized in the Committee for Transport under the Government of St. Petersburg

As part of the exposure project "Automechanika St. Petersburg" more than 100 companies from Russia, Britain, Germany, India, Spain, Italy, China, Poland, Turkey, Estonia and Japan represent their products. Compared to last year the exhibition area will increase by three times. About 50% of the total number of exhibitors is foreign participants – a rare fact for Russian exhibitions. In parallel with the "Automechanika St. Petersburg" 2012 the Motor Show of Commercial Vehicles "InAVTOTRANS" is organised, it demonstrate models of buses, trucks and other special vehicles.

The exhibition "Automechanika" takes place in the "Lenexpo" April 12-14.